President’s medal recipients

2018Professor William George StirlingFor services to physics, especially in the application of X-ray and neutron scattering,and in particular for his contributions at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), and at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), the French-German-British high-flux reactor centre, both in Grenoble.

2017Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell BurnellFor her outstanding contributions to physics through pioneering research in astronomy, most notably the discovery of the first pulsars, and through her unparalleled record of leadership within the community.

2016Professor John DudleyUniversité de Franche-Comté and University of ManchesterFor promoting worldwide public awareness of the importance of physics by initiating the International Year of Light, a global year of science outreach reaching millions of people in over a hundred countries.

2009Professor Datuk Dr Mazlan OthmanUnited Nations Office for Outer Space AffairsIn recognition for her work in developing astronomy education in Malaysia and her leading national and international role in space science, through her setting up of the Malaysian Space Agency and as Director of United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.

2008Professor Sir Michael AtiyahUniversity of EdinburghIn recognition of his outstanding contributions to a broad range of topics in mathematics, many of which have provided highly significant foundations to the development of theoretical physics; and of his eminent leadership within the scientific community.